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[-] orca@orcas.enjoying.yachts 224 points 11 months ago

Any tool that calls itself “open source” and uses proprietary encryption that they refuse to let any neutral third party review, should absolutely not be trusted.

[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 138 points 11 months ago

It's open standard, not open source

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 54 points 11 months ago

but we need to trust them that the standard is actually implemented

[-] Wilzax@lemmy.world 47 points 11 months ago

Yep. Which is why FOSS development and support of FOSS developers is so important

[-] ToucheGoodSir@lemy.lol 27 points 11 months ago

The definition of words are indeed, critical 👍

[-] cryptix@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 11 months ago

Too many people misunderstand open source and free to use.

[-] fossphi@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

So can I write my own implementation and talk to other people via rcs? If not, then I don't think it deserves being called an open standard

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago

Wonder if maybe there could be some organization that could fill that need. Independent, or a collection of industry vets, who look through the code and say if it’s safe or not. With the assumption details won’t be leaked or something to protect anything actually proprietary?

[-] spujb@lemmy.cafe 9 points 11 months ago

there could but it would take cash

or one could make it truly open source for free

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